Category Archives: Nieuwsbericht

Wassenaar councillor against female councillor: 'curtains closed and clothes off' sexual harassment in the workplace and employer liability Excitement has recently arisen in Wassenaar over an out-of-control drinking binge that allegedly took place at the town hall, after the town council meeting, until around five in the morning. An alderman [...]

Mechanic ignites flame near explosive liquid. Employer liable for personal injury. Breda District Court 4 January 2012 The mechanic was working for Profile Tyre Center (PTC), a company whose activities include repairing and fitting tyres and rims on large moving (industrial) equipment. One day he was checking [...]

Volunteer accident victim during evacuation drill. Shipyard liable? A shipyard in Schiedam held an evacuation drill on a ship it built. The ship had to be inspected in this way before it was allowed to set sail. The exercise involved sliding down a slide from the boat deck into a large inflatable life raft. With [...]

Labour Inspectorate exonerates employer for industrial accident Court of Appeal 's-Hertogenbosch 12 July 2011 An employee has been employed by a company that processes plastic waste into regranulates and flakes for new plastic products since 1990. The employee works as a "shift leader" and is responsible for the quality, progress and safety of (part of) the production process. [...]

Missed broadcast? Labour injury lawyers in Nieuwsuur! Last night, the TV programme Nieuwsuur devoted part of its broadcast to the unsafe working conditions in slaughterhouses. The Labour Inspectorate found very many violations during a recent round of inspections in the meat sector. "The meat sector is currently among the top 10 sectors where things are not right [...]

Tonight at 22.00 on Netherlands 2: Labour InjuryAdvocates in Nieuwsuur! Every year, many industrial accidents take place within the meat sector. Recently, the labour inspection completed an investigation into working conditions within this sector. The TV programme Nieuwsuur got access to the report of this investigation and is devoting part of its broadcast to it tonight. The findings are [...]

Co-owner liable for damage caused by superstructure Supreme Court 8 October 2010 A young woman hung a hammock in the garden at her home from a brick pillar. As she lay in the hammock, the pillar broke off shortly above the ground and fell over her. She sustained a high complete spinal cord injury in the process. [...]

Mechanic victim of traffic accident through own fault: hiring employer (also) liable in the absence of adequate insurance Supreme Court 9 July 2010 Van der Hoeven, an employee employed by Vonk Montage B.V., was lent to Licotec B.V. to perform assembly work on the Amsterdam Arena. The employee, together with three employees, drove daily from the location [...]

Postal delivery worker falls on driveway of house; employer liable on grounds of good employment interlocutory judgment Utrecht District Court 16 June 2010 On 26 January 2005, a postal delivery worker suffered an accident while performing her duties. She slipped on a slab of [...] while delivering mail on foot on or near a driveway of a residence.

SCC certificate: no employer liability after employee falls down stairs Supreme Court 21 May 2010 An employee, employed as a carpenter, met with an accident while at work in which he sustained injuries. The employee was employed at the premises of the Eindhovens Dagblad in Eindhoven, where system walls and ceilings needed to be moved. [...]